My M235i on the Nurburgring

drand · 11-02-2014, 10:20 AM

I just realized that after the return to reality after coming back from my European Delivery trip that I had totally forgotten to post about it here.

This was our second ED, the first being a 135i shortly after they came out in '08. This time I was ready for a road trip so in total we ended up driving 2700 miles across 8 countries (Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Luxemburg, Belgium and the Netherlands) in a little over 3 weeks prior to dropping the car off in Amsterdam.Croatia is an awesome place to drive, brand new freeways, very little traffic and no police

The Nurburgring was heaven. The M235 got more attention than Ferraris (after the first dozen you see they are no longer unique), there were at least half a dozen 1Ms and the M235 was the only one we saw and from peoples expressions it was the first many had seen.

We only drove one lap. It was foggy in the morning and we took the lap at about 11:30. 3/4s in to the video you will see that we were stopped by a car that had rolled over (I edited out the 5 min wait to get by) and then a car fire waiting to get off the track. Between the two, it shutdown the track for a good 45 minutes and after that there was a lot of traffic.

We then did the BMW 'ring taxi which was a blast. There was pretty heavy traffic at that point and it was impressive to see how a professional could flick that big heavy car through traffic.

The track itself is incredible. I don't game at all and so outside of watching a few videos had no idea of the complexity of the track. Due to this, my lap was not by any means all out. The car was incredible, did everything that I asked of it and the two times I ended up being passed on corners (once by a Caterham and the second by a GT3) and ended up will really bad lines and too much speed the traction control saved my ass. Can't wait to go back and do it again!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycdrjQp1-SQ

3.0L · 11-02-2014, 10:38 AM

Very nice! I'd love to give it a try in mine.

hyperzulu · 11-02-2014, 11:23 AM

Awesome pic. I wish someone had been taking photos on the karussel.

Looks quiet now compared to when I went, two weeks before you on a Tuesday.

11-02-2014, 10:20 AM	#1
drand Private First Class 7 Rep 186 Posts Drives: X3 M40 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Oregon iTrader: (0)	My M235i on the Nurburgring I just realized that after the return to reality after coming back from my European Delivery trip that I had totally forgotten to post about it here. This was our second ED, the first being a 135i shortly after they came out in '08. This time I was ready for a road trip so in total we ended up driving 2700 miles across 8 countries (Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Luxemburg, Belgium and the Netherlands) in a little over 3 weeks prior to dropping the car off in Amsterdam.Croatia is an awesome place to drive, brand new freeways, very little traffic and no police The Nurburgring was heaven. The M235 got more attention than Ferraris (after the first dozen you see they are no longer unique), there were at least half a dozen 1Ms and the M235 was the only one we saw and from peoples expressions it was the first many had seen. We only drove one lap. It was foggy in the morning and we took the lap at about 11:30. 3/4s in to the video you will see that we were stopped by a car that had rolled over (I edited out the 5 min wait to get by) and then a car fire waiting to get off the track. Between the two, it shutdown the track for a good 45 minutes and after that there was a lot of traffic. We then did the BMW 'ring taxi which was a blast. There was pretty heavy traffic at that point and it was impressive to see how a professional could flick that big heavy car through traffic. The track itself is incredible. I don't game at all and so outside of watching a few videos had no idea of the complexity of the track. Due to this, my lap was not by any means all out. The car was incredible, did everything that I asked of it and the two times I ended up being passed on corners (once by a Caterham and the second by a GT3) and ended up will really bad lines and too much speed the traction control saved my ass. Can't wait to go back and do it again! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycdrjQp1-SQ __________________ 135i May 3,2008 ED - Retired M235i Sept. 15, 2014 ED - Retired
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11-02-2014, 10:38 AM	#2
3.0L Colonel 8937 Rep 2,010 Posts Drives: M235i, 20k miles Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: California iTrader: (0)	Very nice! I'd love to give it a try in mine. __________________ ///M235i \| Mineral Grey Metallic \| Premium Package \| Technology Package \| Driver Assistance Package \| Dakota Coral Red/Black Leather \| Harman/Kardon Premium 360 watt sound system \| 8-speed automatic When writing your life's plan, use a pencil with an eraser
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11-02-2014, 11:23 AM	#3
hyperzulu Colonel 701 Rep 2,337 Posts Drives: 2015 M235i Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (0)	Awesome pic. I wish someone had been taking photos on the karussel. Looks quiet now compared to when I went, two weeks before you on a Tuesday.
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